flat spot

noun

A small patch of a vehicle tyre that has been flattened by abrasion with the road surface, so that the tyre is no longer smoothly circular at that point; usually caused by the wheel locking under heavy braking.

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Meanings

nounflat spot (plural flat spots)

plural flat spots

  1. A small patch of a vehicle tyre that has been flattened by abrasion with the road surface, so that the tyre is no longer smoothly circular at that point; usually caused by the wheel locking under heavy braking.
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APA

flat spot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20spot

MLA

“flat spot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20spot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flat spot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20spot.

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